Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a delicate combination of magnetic needles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic needles.
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- noun An
instrument fordetecting small quantities ofiron in any substance by means of a delicate assembly ofmagnetic needles .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek iron + -scope.
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